Recent Event Highlights: Small earthquake noted near SC coast; no injuries, Mexico hit by revised 5.6-magnitude earthquake, 5.6 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Reeling Mexico City, Today's Featured Article: 1906 San Francisco Earthquake, EARTH QUAKE IN ITALY 06.04.2009 CNN NEWS, Strong Earthquake Hits Central Italy, and 53 more...
Created by dipity on May 17, 2009
Last updated: 09/12/09 at 06:39 AM
Excerpt
...the U.S. Geological Survey said the 2.5 magnitude temblor was recorded near Summerville just after 1 p.m. Wednesday.The epicenter was near a fault blamed for a deadly magnitude 7.3 earthquake in 1886 that killed more than 100.Last December, a...
Source Info
KansasCity.com
http://www.kansascity.com/440/story/1182348.html
Excerpt
...masks gather outside buildings after an earthquake in Mexico City, captial of Mexico, April 27, 2009. A 5.6-magnitude earthquake hit southern Mexico on Monday at 11:46 a.m. local time, with an epicenter 23 kilometers northeast of Zumpango, a small town in...
Source Info
People's Daily Online
http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90777/90852/6646312.html
Excerpt
...in Haven's report that there is a bit of a differential between actuality and what the shaking "feels like." It seems that the epicenter is relatively shallow and Mexico is on a lake bed that intensifies shaking. In their "2nd Update: Magnitude 5.6 Earthquake...
Source Info
Associated Content
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/1688614/56_magnitude_earthquake_hits_reeling.html
Excerpt
...town in the south of Cesar the rescue corps did not reported any emergencies due to the earthquake. The nearest city to the epicenter was Bucaramanga, 88 km far, where the earthquake was felt in the highest buildings and it was even felt in Bogota. This...
Source Info
Xinhua
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-04/21/content_11223840.htm
Excerpt
...rush hour, Bay Area residents thought the "big one" had struck. The 7.1 Richter scale (6.9 moment magnitude) Loma Prieta earthquake, with its epicenter about 60 miles from San Francisco, was the largest one to hit the region since 1906. Sixty to 70 deaths...
Source Info
InfoPlease
Related Topics
http://www.infoplease.com/spot/sanfran1906earthquake.html
earth quake that erupted in the early morning in italy from cnn live news 06.04.2009 21:00 CET
Excerpt
...early Monday morning. The epicenter was near the city of L'Aquila, in the mountainous Abruzzo region. In Italy a powerful earthquake struck about 70 miles northeast of Rome early Monday morning. The epicenter was near the city of L'Aquila, in the mountainous...
Source Info
WNYW | Fox 5 New York
http://www.myfoxny.com/dpp/news/dpg_Earthquake_Italy_fc_200904062390315
Adam M. Roseman from ARC China, Inc. at the Sichuan earthquake epicenter giving donations he raised from US and Europe for the relief efforts. Adam Roseman was in Sichuan during the May 12th earthquake
A video description demonstrating how to find the epicenter of an earthquake using the distances determined by three different seismograms.
Excerpt
...other cities thousands of miles (kilometers) from the epicenter. "Apparently, the residents are more vigilant after the strong earthquake hitting Sichuan province last May," Xinhua quoted local official Liu Xinghua as saying. Notices were issued by local governments...
Source Info
KansasCity.com
http://www.kansascity.com/451/story/1034312.html
A collection of clips recorded by people actually in and near the devastating tsunami of December 2004. To my knowledge, no such video exists of the 30 - 40 foot tall wall of water which came rushing towards the coastline. If anyone was able to get it on video, no doubt the person holding the camera was swept out to sea or swept inland to his death. ... tsunami sunami December 2004 Indian Ocean Thailand earthquake earth quake epicenter mass flood devastation devastating dead death ...
Excerpt
...km (20 miles). While no destructive widespread tsunami threat existed, the U.S. Pacific Tsunami Warning Center explained that earthquakes of such a magnitude could cause local tsunamis to hit within 100 km of the epicenter. AFP reports that the tsunami warning...
Source Info
Associated Content
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/1466251/indonesia_earthquake_sparks_temporary.html
Excerpt
...Won-Young Kim, a seismologist for the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, in Palisades, N.Y. The communities near the earthquake’s epicenter are in Morris County, about 35 miles west of Midtown Manhattan. While 3.0 is a rather large earthquake for the metropolitan...
Source Info
The New York Times
Related Topics
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/03/nyregion/new-jersey/03njquake.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
On January 17, 1994 California's San Fernando Valley was hit by a powerful earthquake measuring 6.7 on the Richter Scale. My wife, Alexia and I felt as though our little house was breaking apart - and WE were in Van Nuys, 2 miles from the epicenter! The next day we took an auto tour of the damage throughout the Valley. This video was shot with a HI-8 camera from the front seat of our Land Cruiser. The SAME Land Cruiser seen at 1:20 in this TV show: www.youtube.com...
part 3 of 6 of CCTV9s feature program by the team at rediscovering china covering the 2008 Sichuan earthquake
Excerpt
...said he thought his furnace had blown up. He later learned that a bean field less than 500 feet from his home was the epicenter of the largest earthquake to strike Lancaster County in more than a decade. "It made me shake a little bit until I got my senses...
Source Info
Lancaster Online
http://articles.lancasteronline.com/local/4/231917
part 2 of 6 in the one hour feature program made by CCTV-International about the devastating 8.1 richter scale earthquake that rocked south China in 2008. Live footage from the epicentre
CCTV-International 1 hour feature program about the devastating Sichuan, China Earthquake. This is the first 10 minutes (1 of 6). Features live footage
Excerpt
...office in Rambagh had only one as against the three essentially required observatory centres to detect the epicenter of an earthquake. Due to the lack of infrastructure, he added, several tremors felt in the valley in the recent past have not been recorded....
Source Info
Merinews
http://www.merinews.com/catFull.jsp?articleID=146904&catID=2&category=India
This quake lasted over three minutes! This was the footage that was seen all-over the world! I called the local station between the main quake and the first after-shock and they put it onto the AP line and I received calls from all over the world asking if they could show the video. This was filmed in the Turnagain area of Anchorage in a house built in 1961; a house that survived the 64 quake, not many in the area did. At about 22 seconds you can hear my dad complaining of his butt getting ...
www.thestream.tv - Live From the Future Tuesdays 8pm PT: Stuart, John and Jessie recall where they were during The Great Quake of '08. The earthquake with an epicenter in Chino Hills, CA was felt as far south as San Diego. Originally rated as a 5.8 on the Richter scale was downgraded to a 5.4, but still managed to wake Live's producer Brian up before Noon, which in itself is a rare occurrence. Where were you? Let us know on our message board!
Judge Judy taping interrupted by earthquake in Los Angeles , California. JULY 29, 2008 Los Angeles earthquake
Recorded shortly after the July 29th Chino Hills earthquake.
Los Angeles had a 5.4 Earthquake on July 29 2008 11:42am local time. There as been many aftershocks. Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger Speech 11:42am * Tuesday, July 29, 2008 at 18:42:15 UTC * Tuesday, July 29, 2008 at 11:42:15 AM at epicenter Location 33.959°N, 117.752°W Depth 12.3 km (7.6 miles) Region GREATER LOS ANGELES AREA, CALIFORNIA Distances * 3 km (2 miles) SW (235°) from Chino Hills, CA * 8 km (5 miles) SE (127°) from Diamond Bar, CA * 9 km (5 miles) NNE (23°) from Yorba Linda, CA ...
This is the Science Library at UC Riverside. I'm currently on the 3rd floor taking video and photos. We were just hit by a 5.4 earthquake with an epicenter at Chino Hills, CA. I'm only about 40 minutes from there. Crazy day at work. ABout 900 books fell off the top shelves on the 3rd floor and 2nd floors of the Science Library. And of those, 10 were damaged. Also reported, 69 books fell in the Rivera Library. Rivera Library shelves were more packed than Science. Video Footage taken by Dana M....
Excerpt
...hayton 71. kfwb.com 72. signonsandiego 73. oc register 74. so cal earthquake 75. kcbs 76. current earthquake 77. earthquake epicenter 78. san andreas fault 79. earth quick 80. bridge to nowhere 81. earthquake data 82. los angeles tv stations 83....
Source Info
LAist
http://feeds.gothamistllc.com/click.phdo?i=e79567daf08c4e952ceda1857752247b
Los Angeles had a 5.4 Earthquake on July 29 2008 11:42am local time. There as been many aftershocks. Ill keep you updated with more videos and Govenor speeches. 11:42am * Tuesday, July 29, 2008 at 18:42:15 UTC * Tuesday, July 29, 2008 at 11:42:15 AM at epicenter Location 33.959°N, 117.752°W Depth 12.3 km (7.6 miles) Region GREATER LOS ANGELES AREA, CALIFORNIA Distances * 3 km (2 miles) SW (235°) from Chino Hills, CA * 8 km (5 miles) SE (127°) from Diamond Bar, CA * 9 km (5 miles) NNE (23 ...
Here's a portion of another old 1950s documentary - the story of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake. Photography was invented only a few decades before this & motion pictures were in their infancy as well. This story is told with those old movies & photos. This was a major earthquake that struck San Francisco, CA and the coast of Northern California at 5:14 AM on Wednesday, April 18, 1906. The most widely accepted estimate for the magnitude of the earthquake is a moment magnitude (Mw) of 7.8 ...
Excerpt
...expert believes that a nuclear explosion might have occurred at the epicenter of the Sichuan earthquake. Suspicions have been growing that China's testing of a nuclear weapon resulted in the catastrophe. According to a China News Services (CNS) report on...
Source Info
The Epoch Times
http://en.epochtimes.com/news/8-6-3/71353.html
Benjamin Fulford investigates a mysterious plasma weapon seen prior to the Niigata earthquake in July 2007 and Red, White & Blue HAARP lights near the epicenter prior to the recent quake in China. Taiwan satellites measured a 50% drop in ionospheric energy above the Sichuan epicenter on the day before the quake. Both earthquakes targeted nuclear military facilities... coincidence or war crime? ... Fulford HAARP weather modification earthquake US military genocide eyewitness 911 disaster ...
Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao tours the area at the epicenter of Monday's 7.9 magnitude earthquake. (May 16)
This is a footage taken by a professional photo journalist just 10 mins after the big earthquake right in the epicenter in the County of Wenchuan, Sichuan Province, China We can see the dust in the air. and all means of communication with outside were cut off shortly after the first shake.
The 7.9 magnitude tremor, which was focused in China's Sichuan Province, is estimated to have killed at least 50000 people — and that toll is expected to rise dramatically as rescue teams continue to reach the most affected areas. In cities near the earthquake's epicenter, thousands are buried under the rubble of collapsed buildings. Many people are still missing. The Chinese government estimates that as many as 4.9 million homes have been destroyed. One county is reporting that more than 80 ...
Bizarre colorful (luminous/glowing) cloud phenomenon in the sky was observed about 30 mins before the May 12, 2008 Sichuan earthquake took place. This was recorded in Tianshui, Gansu province ~450km northeast of epicenter, by someone using a cell phone. source: news.qq.com See similar cloud formation captured 20 minutes later in a different city, ~200km east of this location: www.youtube.com A map of the locations with sightings of very similar phenomenon. img223.imageshack.us More photos ...
A 7,9 magnitude on the Richter's scale earthquake shooked South West China in the Sichuan province on Monday, May 12 at 06:28:01 UTC. Many victims were reported in many towns such as Chengdu, Mianzhu, Shifang, Mianyang, Deyang, Belchuan, Wenchuan City and Dujiangyan near the epicentre of the seism. This animation shows the tectonic plates in the region : India plate, Eurasian plate, North China plate, South China plate. This 3D video is available for purchase at : www.stockaninews.com...
Excerpt
...China: Hundreds of Chinese soldiers marching through mud and debris reached mountain towns at the epicenter of the earthquake on Wednesday, while army helicopters began airdrops of food and medicine in the same area. Officials raised their estimate of the...
Source Info
International Herald Tribune
http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/05/14/asia/quake.php
Bizarre glowing cloud phenomenon in the sky was observed about 10 mins before the May 12, 2008 Sichuan earthquake took place. This was recorded in Meixian, Shaanxi province ~550km northeast of epicenter. The phenomenon was said to last for about 1 min. source: v.youku.com A map showing two locations where such clouds were sighted relative to Sichuan earthquake epicenters: img223.imageshack.us See similar clouds appeared ~200km west of this location: www.youtube.com More photos (reported ...
When? May 12, 2008 Where? epicenter at SiChuan, China Magnitude? 7.8 Magnitude (huge) How can you help? For more information on the donations visit: www.chinacsr.com For those who want to donate in foreign currency, send money to the foreign currency account 7112111482600000209 at Jiuxianqiao Branch of the CITIC Bank. And I'm not saying you have to donate $1, you can donate more or less according to how much you're willing to give. PS: 1. I was kinda tired when filming this video but I felt ...
CHENGDU, China — A powerful earthquake struck southwestern China on Monday, toppling thousands of homes, factories and offices, trapping students in schools, and killing at least 10000 people, the country's worst natural disaster in three decades. The quake, which was estimated preliminarily to have had a magnitude of 7.9, ravaged a mountainous region outside Chengdu, capital of Sichuan Province, just after lunchtime Monday, destroying 80 percent of structures in some of the towns and small ...
Major earthquake jolts SW China WATCH VIDEO Source: CCTV.com | 05-12-2008 16:52 Special Report: Strong quake jolts SW China A major earthquake measuring 7.8 on the Richter scale has hit Wenchuan County in southwest China's Sichuan province. No casualties have been reported at this stage President Hu Jintao has ordered all-out efforts to rescue quake-hit victims. Premier Wen Jiabao was on his way to the hit area to direct the rescue work. Chengdu Military Area Command has dispatched troops to ...
Sichuan University student takes video at 2:29pm in dorm. The 2008 Sichuan earthquake shook Wenchuan County, Sichuan province of the People's Republic of China at 14:28:04 local time (06:28:04 GMT). It had a magnitude of 7.8 Mw according to the State Seismological Bureau of China and United States Geological Survey. The earthquake was felt as far away as Beijing and Shanghai, where office buildings swayed with the impact and Vietnam capital Hanoi.The closest major city from the earthquake's ...
Lawrence County EMA video of 4/18/2008 4:37am Illinois earthquake. Bridgeport is located 18 miles NNE of epicenter. Video has sound. The kachunk kachunk sound is the front steel doors bouncing in their door strikes.
On Friday, April 18th, 2008 Indiana had a minor earthquake. The epicenter of the quake was located close to Mount Carmel, Ill where it was reported to be on the Richter Scale at 5.2. I briefly talk about my experience with the quake.
4.2-5.5 on the Richter 4/18/2008 4:36:50 Aftershock: 10:30ish. (4.5) Epicenter 6 miles SE of West Salem
A documentary about the Earthquake that struck pakistan in 2005. Director: Ibrahim Elbatoty. Producer: Ibrahim Elbatoty. The earthquake (also known as the South Asian earthquake or the Great Pakistan earthquake) of 2005, was a major earthquake, of which the epicentre was the Pakistan-administered Kashmir. The earthquake occurred at 08:50:38 Pakistan Standard Time (03:50:38 UTC) on 8 October 2005. It registered a debatable 7.7 or 7.6 on the richter scale making it a major earthquake similar ...
www.AirPorn.MOBi Chile Earthquake 2007 - What is an Earthquake 00 Strong earthquake shakes northern Chile, kills at least two SANTIAGO (AFP) — A strong earthquake measuring 7.7 rocked arid northe Strong earthquake shakes northern Chile, kills at least two SANTIAGO (AFP) — A strong earthquake measuring 7.7 rocked arid northern Chile Wednesday, killing at least two people, injuring others, sparking panic and causing power outages. Authorities said two women, one aged 88 and the other 54 died ...
Strong earthquake shakes northern Chile, kills at least two SANTIAGO (AFP) — A strong earthquake measuring 7.7 rocked arid northern Chile Wednesday, killing at least two people, injuring others, sparking panic and causing power outages. Authorities said two women, one aged 88 and the other 54 died when they were crushed under collapsing walls in the city of Tocopilla, 1600 kilometers (1000 miles) north of Santiago, doctors said. Local authorities said at least 45 people were injured, but ...
Excerpt
...The point directly above the hypocenter on the earth's surface is called as the 'epicenter'. The calculated value of the earthquake size is called as the 'magnitude'. The measure of the shaking due to the earthquake is called as the 'intensity'. Earthquakes...
Source Info
Buzzle
http://www.buzzle.com/articles/earthquake-facts-4-facts-on-earthquakes.html
NASA Sci Files segment exploring the different types of waves that earthquakes create.
Earthquakes occurred in Chuetsu region of Niigata / Japan at 10:13 JST 16 Jul 2007. the moment when earthquake occurred. Epicenter : Chuetsu coast of Niigata Power : Magnitude 6.8 Max JMA Seismic Intensity : 6+ www.jma.go.jp
Update Sources